RANTAU PANJANG: Navy man Muhammad Lailatulman Mohd Sukri, who died while in a Sungai Wangi detention unit on Friday, spoke to his mother the night before and sought her forgiveness.
His mother, Che Yah Che Cob said his son, the second of four siblings, had called her up on Thursday night.
"While we were talking, he told me that he had made a lot of wrongs towards me and therefore, ask me to forgive him.
"I felt it was a little strange for him to be asking such thing at night but his words really touched my heart," said the 53-year-old from Kampung Bagus when met today.
Che Yah said the conversation took place around 9.30pm and she could not sleep after that thinking about his son.
Lailatulman, 26, was one of two navy men reported to have died at the detention centre on Friday. Another was 28-year-old Mohd Baihaqy Nik Mat.
The Royal Malaysian Navy was reported as saying that the duo had earlier complained of exhaustion after undergoing physical training.
Meanwhile, Che Yah said his son appeared to have lost weight when he returned home for three days last Saturday.
"Physically, he looked a little different. He didn't talk much apart from telling me that he was facing some problems at his workplace.
"Before returning to Ipoh, he called his younger brother in Johor, asking him to take care of his four month-old daughter." she said.
In KOTA BARU, Baihaqy's family is demanding for a thorough investigation into the case.
"As Muslims, we have accepted his death as fate and a test from Allah.
"However, we urged authorities to tell us the real cause of his death and be honest with us. Do not hide the truth," said Baihaqy's sister, Nik Norliliwati.
When met at her home in Kampung Kubang Keranji near Pasir Tumboh, the 44-year-old mother of seven said the family was informed of his death by a relative about 6pm on Friday.
Baihaqi is expected to be buried at the village's cemetery in Limbat tomorrow.